EYFS Teacher 60% (Maternity Cover)

Cherry Tree Academy, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0BG

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  25 February 2026

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - up to 1 Year from February 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS1 - MPS6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualified Teacher Status

Experience Teaching in EYFS

What the school offers its staff

Staff Wellbeing Service

CPD opportunities

Friendly and welcoming staff

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Cherry Tree Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cherry Tree Academy website
• Email address: HR@inspiresmat.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-tree-academy

At Cherry Tree Academy our mission is that our pupils will develop:

• A set of spiritual and moral values — honesty, integrity and good judgement.
• A toolkit of basic skills — linguistic, mathematical, scientific, artistic, physical and social.
• An enquiring mind and a desire for knowledge.
• Strong self-esteem and high personal expectation.
• Tolerance and respect for others

Arranging a visit to Cherry Tree Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email HR@inspiresmat.co.uk.

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